Kirsanov, DanilSander, Pedro V.Gortler, Steven2009-03-012003Kirsanov, Danil, Pedro V. Sander, and Steven J. Gortler. 2003. Simple silhouettes for complex surfaces. In Symposium on Geometry Processing: Proceedings of the Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing, June 23-25, 2003, Aachen, Germany, ed. SGP Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing, L. Kobbelt, Peter Schröder, and Hugues Hoppe, 102-106. Aachen, Germany: Eurographics Association/ACM SIGGRAPH. Also published in ACM International Conference Proceeding Series 43: 102-1061727-8384http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:2640576Complex meshes tend to have intricate, detailed silhouettes. This paper proposes two algorithms for extracting a simpler, approximate silhouette from a high-resolution model. Our methods preserve the important features of the silhouette by using the silhouette of a coarser, simplified mesh as a guide. Our simple silhouettes have significantly fewer edges than the original silhouette, while still preserving its appearance.en-USgeometric algorithmscomputer graphics10.2312/SGP/SGP03/102-106